Donna Douglas, who died Thursday, found lasting fame in her role as Elly May Clampett on the CBS sitcom "The Beverly Hillbillies." But it was a small role she had two years before that has arguably had a more lasting impact. It was her first, but not...

Donna Douglas, who starred as Elly May Clampett in the 1960s sitcom "The Beverly Hillbillies," died in Louisiana on Thursday.
Her niece told the Associated Press that Douglas died in Baton Rouge, La., near her hometown of Zachary, and a spokeswoman...

Donna Douglas, a Louisiana beauty queen turned actress who tapped into her poor Southern roots for the role of Elly May Clampett in the long-running TV sitcom "The Beverly Hillbillies," has died. Her age was variously reported as 81 or 82.

I never got to meet her, but it wasn't for lack of trying. When my family first moved to Huntington Beach in 1999, we were picking our mail up at a mailbox service. One of my first days there, I was making small talk with the guy behind the counter, and...

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